Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-05
TUESDAY. ..........JULY 5. 1887.
SheIman's Withdrawal,


Several weeks ago we reproduced q
paragraph from the Cincinnati CONNER
cioi. Gazette which we had construed 70
mean that Nr. HAIsTEAD had already
Horned even at that carly day that JoHS
SIBERIAN could moi by any possibility
secure the nomination OF the next Repub'
leon National Convention as candidate
for President OF the United States. We
hid no doubt rs to the future OF Mr..
SHERMAN. W G NAV say that we knew he could
never be nominated for tsat high Office;
but we bad some doubts as 10 whether Mr.
HAIuEAp would be williOg to knowledge
that he bad intended 10 let the readers oil
bis parer know that lie rec 1gnized the
boprlessness Of Mr.. SHERNAS's candidacy
for the nomination spoken Of But We
have no longer any doubts on this second
point. MIR. HALSTELD has come out boldly
IN his paper ard announced that Mr.. SHEER
MANS nomination depends upon whether
MIR. BLAINE desires the nomination or not.
As everybody in The United States ex-
cept Nr. HAIsTEAD knows that Mr.
BLAINE does desire the nomination,
we chronicle it as settled that Dir. SuER-
MAN has already been driven from the track.
More: he knows his doom, for the Cont
percidl. Gazette vouches for it that Mr..
SHERMAN perfectly understands" that
"Mr. BLAINE can secure the nomination"
In other words, Nj. SHERMAN Is no longer
q candidate unless Mr.. BLAINE puts the
nomination aside; and this, MIR. SHERMAN
knows Mr.. BLAINE will not do. Briefly.
then, Mr.. SHERMAN owns tina, he koows
that the presidential chair will never be oc-
cupied by him.
We now quote what the Commerciat
G0nite says:
G.jobn Sherman is The choice. undou5t-
cdly. of the majority OF the Republlcm ans OF
OHIO for the presidency in 1883, bu' ONO
is the representative State, and has not been
in the habit OF devotion 20 any OF her great
political, and we may adG, or military lead
els, ONO, more than any other state, Is
combination of the elements OF all the
States.
"Kyerl body in Ohio Is therefore I'M
likely 10 be IN favor Of anybody. Besides
there il deep feeling that James &.
Blaine was beaten for the presidency by
fraud. and that BE- should be fairy elected.
This find. expression in our Own state in
srile OF The welI.grounded aud wide
spiUad pOrulsrity OF John Shecman. aud
we are within the slrict'st limitation OF
The Truth when. We say The fact that IL Is so
is not offensive TO Sherman.
"It Is Pretty generally conceded In OHIO,
IL
tbe domination. Tnere ~ great doubt ~
n The wisdom OF bis exercise OF bis un-
doubted power. He must defer much to
The Judgment Of friends. Mr.. Sherman
pejf, city understands this. No one has a
clca,er conception Of II. and 1t would not
trouble him The tenth part people think IL
would to step aside from the c1udidIcy Tor
the presidency Altogether and forever. but
MIR. RIajuc VIII probably not al lat be "A
candidate, and in that event the nomina-
tion of sherman is certain, ana II l. The
best thing that could happen"
When JONI SsERNAN made bis recent
SPRINGFIELD speech we said in commenting
upon il that neither he nor any other man
who had had hand in defrauding hr.
TILpEN out Of the Office OF President OF the
limited States would ever hold that Office
himself. 1t is already settled that this pre-
dichon is bound TO be fulfilled 20 far As
SHERMAN is concerned. Allt6e rest OF the
gang might as well read their own doom
IN SurRNAN's fate and bttake themselves to
involuntary private life. They will all
eventually find out, II they do not know it
now, that flames proud temple " never
TO be polluted by their tread. The temple
into which they ought TO gain admission is
the temple Of niamy.